Telegram-herald., 1887-04-26
GUESTS,AOTPATIERTS
What a. InQulsitive Reporter
Learned by Visiting.
"8EgLlH" THE FAITH rgst HOME
Peopss Who Believe That Fsith ia the
+" Great Physician viii Cure
Broken Bones and psslocatsc
Joints Without Surgical
Assistance.

IN the center q tie a0of panel ~ srslheI
attractive appearing house st ol Baxter 81,
jest east Of Ekst-st.. l. the word ~Bealah. >
Tkis Is he faith clfs establishment which
has been frequently msuiioaed Ia tie pa
pers Of late. A re porter fer the TELEeKsn-
HEKAtD visited this~ institution yesterday.
lie was given cheerful welooms. and
nshered into a sitting room n The end oi
the hallway. he Was received By a lady
who claims to have been partially cured OF
deformity OF twenty years standing
through faith IN Christ. She Was bright
appearing woman about 2s years OF age. al q
said. Mrs. Griffin. who presides over this
place. is not in, bat viii call the house
keeper" In few minutes ths housekeep-
er made her appearance. She wss neatly
sttirej and her face was ornamented with
beautiful pair OF black eyes
How many pa.ients have you here"
"Dh, We dOnt consider them patients,
they are guests. The Home is open to
everybody though they must make ap-
piicsuon before they are received. We DO
not charge anything. We trust ia Jesus
alike are respected. and welooms. We are
not quite settled here yet and hope soon 10
be able 10 increase the capacity. We now
have six rooms for the rece pt!on OF guests
the front parior there where YOU see the
organ is used for chapel We hope the
Lord will build Us another chapel adjoining
the building here"
How many guests have you nowg"
only two. Both have faith and are i'm
proving"
The lady OF the house here introduced
Miss Genevieye Abbott, young lady who
lives in the house adjoining. but who
spends most OF her time al the Home. Her
trouble can be best understood from her
own description:
"For twenty years have been
deforned and could not move
about without crutches. my limbs
were twisted and distorted and
for twenty years | had not been on my
feet. / walked with the aid OF cTutches
caused from diphtheria. Ny shoulders
were also crooked and ill-shaped. About
two years ago heard OF AsIs. Griffin and
she promised 10 help me aud counseied me
10 have faith. A year ago last September
Mrs. Griffin held special prayer for me- |
was not present. At the hour the prayer
took place. / arose. threw away my crutches
and have been able 10 move about ever
since Ny back Vas so rigid in deformity
that it seemed as though there was cable
roap bound around it. Through constant
faith ia Christ il has assumed normal
shape"
Have you had any deaths here?"
The housekeeper replied that they had
one. A Mr. Proud. an undertaken who
was suffering with cancer of the stomach.
He was resigned 20 die when be came here
and did not expect or desire 10 recover"
What has been your success with acci.
dents2'
I'VE have treated or rather Jesus
| Christ. who is our physician, has bealCo one
case. ihst Of the Smith boy who disloCatec
his shoulder about two weeks ago. lie
came here suffering terribly with pain, but
through prayer and faith in Christ the pain
left him shortly after he arrived and hs
was able TO raise his arm, and II was con
soling TO see the smile Of gratitude visible
on that innocent child's face. be has been
| improving nicely since then and does not
suffer any pain. No. the arm is not beck
in place yet"
In case q person came here mangled OF
with a broken leg or srm would you allow
physician 20 come hsreY'
NO, the only physician We recognize Il
| Our Lord Jesus Christ. II they have faith
| lie will cure them. Prayer will cure them.
Before the reporter left he was presented
pamphlet entitled The Tramphs oi
! Faith" and numerous tracts written by
| persons who insist they have been restored
, 10 health through faith.